US denies Israeli pressure on China-Iran arms supply pledge
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied reports that Washington is yielding to Israeli demands to pressure China into halting weapons supplies to Iran. This statement clarifies the US diplomatic stance regarding the Iran nuclear program and regional arms flows, indicating a divergence or clarification of the US-Israel alignment on specific coercive measures against Tehran. The denial suggests the US is managing its diplomatic relationship with China independently of direct Israeli pressure in this specific instance.
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Denied succumbing to Israeli pressure regarding demands on China to stop supplying weapons to Iran.
Reported to be demanding that Iran stop enriching uranium and potentially influencing US policy on China-Iran arms.
Subject of the dispute regarding weapons supply from China and uranium enrichment.
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"The new event is a direct diplomatic clarification and denial regarding the specific pledge mentioned in Event 15. Event 15 reported that the US confirmed a Chinese pledge to halt arms supplies to Iran; the new event addresses the controversy surrounding that confirmation by denying that the pledge was the result of Israeli pressure, thereby managing the narrative established by the initial announcement."